(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
acceleratedly
acceleratedly
adv
In an accelerated manner.
accidentarily
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
actinometricy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
aerophysicist
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
allorrhythmic
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
alloxyproteic
amphikaryotic
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
ankyloproctia
antarctically
antarctically
adv
In an Antarctic manner or direction.
in a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold)
antejudiciary
anterioyancer
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anticatalyzer
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antidyscratic
antidyscratic
adj
Countering dyscrasy.
noun
A remedy to counter dyscrasy.
antihierarchy
antihierarchy
adj
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiradically
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
antrotympanic
aphydrotropic
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
applicatorily
applicatorily
adv
In an applicatory manner.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archaeopteryx
archantiquary
archhypocrite
archigonocyte
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archprototype
archvestryman
arhythmically
arhythmically
adv
Alternative spelling of arrhythmically
arrythmically
arthritically
arthritically
adv
In an arthritic fashion: in a way that is characteristic of a person with arthritis
articodactyla
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
artificiality
artificiality
noun
(countable) Something artificial.
(uncountable) The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
astrocytomata
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
autarchically
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacteriolytic
bacteriolytic
adj
antibiotic
of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
barytocalcite
barytocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic barium calcium carbonate mineral.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bicentrically
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
borborygmatic
boroglycerate
bostrychoidal
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
botryomycotic
botryomycotic
adj
Relating to, or caused by botryomycosis
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachydactyly
brachydactyly
noun
(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
bradydactylia
britannically
britannically
Adverb
In the British manner
With reference to Britain or Great Britain
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotetany
bronchotyphus
butyrochloral
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
calyciflorate
calyptranthes
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
canthorrhaphy
canthorrhaphy
noun
The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure.
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carbonylating
carbonylating
verb
present participle of carbonylate
carbonylation
carbonylation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
carnivoracity
carnivoracity
noun
(obsolete, humorous) greedy appetite for flesh
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
categorically
categorically
adv
(modal) Absolutely, by all means; truly.
By the use of categories.
In a categorical manner.
cathartically
cathartically
adv
In a cathartic way.
cathodography
catoptrically
catoptrically
adv
In a catoptric manner.
catoptromancy
catoptromancy
noun
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
cattycornered
celtillyrians
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centripetally
centripetally
adv
Towards a centre or axis.
Using centripetal force.
centripetency
centripetency
noun
centripetence; tendency towards the centre
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceratophyllum
certificatory
certificatory
adj
Serving to certify something.
noun
(archaic) A certificate.
chargeability
chelerythrine
chelerythrine
noun
A benzophenanthridine alkaloid extracted from the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chlorargyrite
chlorargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of silver chloride.
chlormethylic
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
chlorotically
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chromatically
chromatically
adv
In a chromatic manner.
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatolytic
chromatolytic
adj
Relating to chromatolysis.
chromatopathy
chromatoscopy
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
chrysothamnus
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
chylificatory
chytridiaceae
circuituously
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.